Chapter Ninety-Four: Defeating Was Easy, Killing Was Hard!

“Seeking death!”

Hei Qin had not expected Ke Bei to dare utter such arrogant words. His icy gaze, venomous as a viper’s, locked tightly onto Ke Bei.

He stepped forward abruptly, golden force churning wildly around him, but he did not attack at once. Instead, he carefully studied his surroundings.

He had fought Ke Bei twice before and knew his strength well. Though Hei Qin was proud and unruly, he was not stupid. In his view, since Ke Bei dared to be so brazen, he must have some support.

And that support was very likely Luo Han. Luo Han was a powerhouse ranked among the top ten on the Azure Dragon List, and Hei Qin had no choice but to be cautious. If Luo Han were truly lurking nearby, Hei Qin would turn and flee without the slightest hesitation.

“Stop looking. It’s only the two of us here.”

A cold, mocking smile appeared on Ke Bei’s face as he glanced disdainfully at Hei Qin, whose eyes kept darting about.

“You’ve always wanted to kill me. Why are you afraid to make a move now?”

A flicker of playfulness flashed through Ke Bei’s eyes as he slowly walked up to Hei Qin.

“Come on, kill me.”

Standing almost nose to nose with Hei Qin, Ke Bei’s calm smile slowly vanished. His expression suddenly turned ferocious, and a murderous intent as tangible as a blade surged toward Hei Qin.

Hei Qin had not only tried to kill him twice, but last time he had nearly dragged Luo Ling down as well. More importantly, the one truly responsible for sealing Han Lingyue was none other than Hei Qin.

How could Ke Bei not be furious?

“Since you want to die, I’ll grant you that wish.”

Hei Qin swept his cold gaze around once more. Finding no one else in ambush, he finally relaxed. His frosty stare returned to Ke Bei.

“Die!”

With Hei Qin’s deep roar, hundreds of golden streams of force tore through the air, accompanied by a piercing shriek, slashing fiercely toward Ke Bei.

The moment he moved, Hei Qin used everything he had. He wanted a single blow to kill.

From his earlier survey, Hei Qin was certain that within a hundred meters, there could be no third person besides himself and Ke Bei.

Even if Luo Han were hiding in the shadows, at that distance he would still be too late. By the time he arrived, Hei Qin would already have killed Ke Bei.

Boom, boom, boom!

The razor-sharp golden force struck Ke Bei. The silver standard battle robe he wore had decent defensive power, but against a powerhouse like Hei Qin, who ranked thirtieth on the Azure Dragon List, it could not possibly withstand the attack.

Yet what Hei Qin could not understand was that Ke Bei had not dodged.

He knew Ke Bei was extremely fast, and if Ke Bei had gone all out to evade, he might well have escaped. But Ke Bei had not moved at all. That abnormal choice made a trace of surprise flash through Hei Qin’s heart. The next instant, however, that surprise vanished without a trace, replaced by maddened killing intent.

No matter what trick you have, if you are hit, you die.

Hei Qin had absolute confidence. Since he had struck with full force, he believed one hit would be enough to kill.

Boom!

The golden gale roared like a furious storm of gold, sweeping toward Ke Bei and swallowing his figure in an instant.

Bang, bang, bang!

The golden wind turned into countless golden blades, slashing savagely against Ke Bei’s body. The silver battle robe was instantly shredded into strips. In that moment, the golden blades struck flesh, and a series of sharp clashes between metal and stone exploded through the air.

Ke Bei’s skin took on a faint golden sheen. He allowed the golden blades to hack at him. Hundreds of those blades rained down upon his body thousands of times before gradually dispersing.

After a moment, Ke Bei’s figure slowly emerged from the fading golden force. Looking at the astonished Hei Qin, he wore a thin, taunting smile.

“How is this possible... how is this possible...”

The instant the golden force dissipated, the savage grin on Hei Qin’s face froze. Shock filled his eyes as he stared fixedly at Ke Bei’s uninjured body, looking as though he had been struck dumb.

“I told you I came here to take your life.”

Ke Bei glanced indifferently at the stunned Hei Qin and slowly extended his palm. The Nine Suns Divine Art in his dantian surged madly, and waves of formless, scorching inner power coursed along his meridians into his hand. He knew Hei Qin’s innate ability was the Metal-Edge Body; once activated, his entire body would become metallic.

Defeating him was easy, but killing him would probably take some effort.

“Die!”

Ke Bei stamped down hard and unleashed Lingbo Microstep. In a flash, he appeared before Hei Qin. The distance between them had already been small, and with Ke Bei’s sudden burst of speed, Hei Qin had no time to react before he was slammed directly by a punch carrying the thick, overwhelming inner force of the Nine Suns Divine Art.

Boom!

Ke Bei’s fist smashed into Hei Qin’s lower abdomen, and Hei Qin’s stomach abruptly caved inward by half a foot. If it had been an ordinary person, that blow would have pierced straight through the body.

But Hei Qin was no ordinary man. His body, from the inside out, was as hard as metal. Though Ke Bei’s punch distorted him, it could not injure his true foundation.

“So you want to kill me? Dream on!”

Hei Qin paid no mind to his grotesquely deformed torso. The shock in his eyes gradually faded. Though he did not know why Ke Bei’s strength had suddenly increased so dramatically, the fact remained that Ke Bei had indeed become stronger. He had to accept that.

But so what if he was stronger now?

Hei Qin still did not believe Ke Bei could kill him. After all, his innate ability was the Metal-Edge Body; once activated, his entire body became hard as forged steel.

Hei Qin knew very well that the strength Ke Bei had displayed could easily defeat him, but killing him was impossible.

He had absolute confidence in his Metal-Edge Body.

Unless his opponent’s innate ability was related to fire or flame and that opponent ranked in the top ten of the Azure Dragon List, Hei Qin absolutely did not believe anyone else could kill him. Even if someone’s innate ability had nothing to do with flames, not even a top-ten powerhouse on the Azure Dragon List could necessarily kill him.

Since he was certain Ke Bei could not kill him, what was there to fear?

“Heh, you want to kill me, and I want to kill you too. Unfortunately, I’m not your match right now, but you still can’t kill me.”

“Hahaha! Since you can’t kill me, what can you do to me?” Hei Qin laughed wildly.

Ke Bei looked at the man laughing like a madman, and his expression gradually darkened. Hei Qin was right. He could easily defeat him, but killing him would likely be difficult.

Frowning, Ke Bei fell silent for a moment. Then an idea formed in his mind, and a bloodthirsty cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Don’t worry. I said I would kill you, so I will definitely kill you.”

Ke Bei slowly flexed his wrist. Ice-cold light flashed through his eyes, while the thick inner force within his dantian surged forth like a raging tide.

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